So we are more than half way through Day 2 of my "Let's All Quit Sugar! (sort of)" journey. And maybe for me, because I have done 21 day Cleanses before, it's not too bad. The ability to have animal protein like eggs, definitely help and make this feel more lifestyle-esq than my cleanses ever have. My mom seems to be doing well with it, which is the major victory and makes this feel slightly like a Thelma and Louis style road trip we are having in her kitchen. She and I can't control much that is going on in her life right now, but we can control what we put in her body and that's saying something. Today was a little crazy due to her having an early morning doctor appointment but we were still able to get avocado toast in her before she had to head into the clinic. Today there has been 1 green juice (mixed with coconut water), leftover salad from yesterday with some pistachios and ACV dressing, 1 cheese stick for her (and one more glass of coconut water, trying to give those platelets a boost!), an egg scrambled for me and yes some coffee with 1% Organic Cow's Milk. I will be making some quinoa stuffed spring rolls tonight for dinner and we will probably have some berries and herbal tea before bed. All together we have not had any sugar outside of the fruit infused coconut water, the apples, the toast and the milk. But all in all feeling good and don't want a cookie! #winning
I have been having simple toast with 2 TBS mashed avocado and some sliced tomato and red onion, BUT this would be a great option if you are looking for more HEFT! Sprouted Toast topped with:
Mashed avocado, Spinach, Nitrate Free Turkey Bacon and a Beautiful Fried Egg
GREEN JUICE: 1 green apple, 3 celery stalks, 1 lemon, 5 large kale leaves,1 cucumber, 1 handfuls of spinach, 1 handful of cilantro (optional) 1 handful of parsley (optional)
Serves Two about 8 grams of Sugar per Serving
Salad: any combo of dark leafy greens and vegetables of your choice (I used baby kale, spinach, carrot, tomato, sliced cucumber, green onion, yellow pepper and red onion) and a tablespoon of nuts (I used pecans) and 1 TBS homemade ACV DRESSING : 1 tbs olive oil, 2 tbs apple cider vinegar, juice from one lemon (or Lime) dash of sea salt and fresh pepper
Quinoa Bowl which included : 2 cups cooked Quinoa (sub Millet for Quinoa), one can rinsed black beans, shredded carrots, 2 cloves minced garlic, chopped tomatoes, chopped pepper, green and red onion, baby kale and spinach. And to give a little more crunch, I tossed in a couple of pecans again! I added 1 tsp of low sodium soy sauce and the juice of one lime to ACV dressing and mixed about 3 tbs of sauce to mix. Each serving of quinoa mix was topped with three chopped chicken tenders I cooked in olive oil in a sauté pan.
Fruit Infused Coconut Water: Add any sliced fruit (We are sticking to low to medium fructose fruits) to organic unflavored coconut water and let stick in a closed jar or container over night. This is not a staple by any means in the "Let's All Quit Sugar! (sort of)" Plan, But as my mom has MDS- we are including it in our dietary intake. It does have 9 grams of sugar per 8 oz.
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/myelodysplastic/Patient/page1)
Cancer is messy and scary. You throw everything at it, but don't forget to throw love at it. It turns out that might be the best weapon of all.
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